The Longfellow House stands on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his family in the mid 1800s. For 18 years Longfellow and his wife raised children, hosted parties, housed writers like Charles Dickens and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and eventually died. The house still stands today, now a museum that commemorates Longfellow and his works, however it is still as lively as it was when Longfellow was alive. Schoolchildren explore it’s corridors on field trips, authors hold discussions on books, and poets congregate in its halls, proving that the Longfellow house is as lively as it was 170 years ago. Despite being so close to Harvard and Porter Square, the Longfellow house did not see all of …show more content…
People like Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Julia Ward Howe, Oscar Wilde, famous theater actors, musicians, and opera singers were regularly welcomed into the home (Kirkwood).
Though there are no children living within its walls, schools visit on field trips, parading through the corridors where Alice, Edith and Allegra once did. Longfellow even talked about his daughters within their home in his poem “The Children’s Hour.” Now, writers still congregate, though perhaps less known than Emerson and Dickens, however the atmosphere remains the same when talking about literature. The talk of words brighten up the room, both then and now, The Longfellow House sits just outside the heart of Cambridge, but the busy life doesn't end there. It is home to a multitude of activities throughout the year, open for writers and tourists alike, to share the poetry and stories of the historical site. The lively attitude that graced the house when Longfellow was alive perseveres today as the house is filled with people who come from around the world to catch a glimpse of where the poet once lived and
Paul Revere’s great ride through the night to save the americans from the huge british force was a big piece of American history during that time. Many have written about Paul Revere but longfellow doesn't tell the whole story. Longfellow's poem doesn't tell the whole story but Paul’s letter does.
“I longed for a home where history was respected-and four years later I finally found one” (255). The character portrayed in “This Old House” a short essay by David Sedaris: is misunderstood as a young man trying to grow up in order to find his way through life, but longing to express him, and wants a place of his own so he can be creative and unique. There is a way he is able to expresses his individuality and shows his sense of style through the history’s romantic times, he respects it, he feels like his parents don’t understand that. Everyone has a choice to be different in their own way, either by acting out or showing off their sense of style which presents their self-character throughout life.
Twenty Years at Hull-House Two Works Cited Victoria Bissell Brown's introduction to Twenty Years at Hull-House explains the life of Jane Addams and her commitment to insight social change to problems that existed during the turn of the 20th century. As a reaction to the hardships of a changing industrial society, Addams decided to establish a settlement house in the West side of Chicago to help individuals who had suffered from the cruelties of industrialization. Rejecting the philosophies that stemmed from the Gilded Age, such as social Darwinism and the belief that human affairs were determined by natural law, Addams was a progressive who wanted government to be more responsive to the people. As a progressive, Jane Addams committed herself as a social servant to the community in an attempt to fulfill the promise of democracy to everyone rather than a small elite group. Addams’s dedication to communitarian purposes as opposed to individualist gains can be attributed to her upbringing and her remarkable respect for her father, John Huy Addams.
Ellen Gates Starr, who was born in Illinois in 1859, enrolled in Rockford Female Seminary. Here, she met what would be a long-time friend, Jane Addams. Together, they founded a mansion in the city of Chicago. After fixing it up, the Hull House was formed. This became the first settlement house in Chicago and in the United States, officially opening in 1889. This mansion was surrounded by the slums of Chicago. They felt no need to move it to another part of the city, but where it would feel more welcoming to the female immigrants and their children. The reason for opening the mansion was to give women a place to stay. Starr felt that the slums obviously weren't sufficient enough.
Poems, Poets, Poetry: An Introduction and Anthology. 3rd ed. Ed. Helen Vendler. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s,
...e the eccentricity of its inhabitants. The book and magazine readers entertain the observer as they irately glance at the chatterers disturbing their peaceful reading session. The children, with their cheerful scampering, fussy whines, and lighthearted giggles, provide the onlooker with a laughable, perhaps bothersome spectacle. The browsing wanderer roves the store for interesting finds and appreciates books for what they truly are, particles of knowledge, waiting to be cracked open by his and others’ curious minds. These three groups of peculiar people make up the residents of the local Barnes and Noble, a museum for the curious observer. As the people-watcher begins to leave is cornered leather chair after observing the curious clientele, he closes his own book, stands up, and strolls out of the store, knowing that he will return again soon to read and observe.
“It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John & myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.” This is the opening line to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Students are often familiar with the hooks in fiction texts, but then become unfamiliar with those in nonfiction texts. In fiction, characters must be introduced, mystery must be created, and storyline should be introduced. Regardless of the text that follows, the opening line should have a powerful impact on the reader.
Sanders, Scott “Homeplace.” Seeing and Writing. Donald McQuade and Christine Mcquade. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2000. 101-104
Laura Ingalls Wilder may be viewed as one of the greatest children’s authors of the twentieth century. Her works may be directed towards a younger crowd but people of all ages enjoy her literary contributions. The way that Wilder’s books are written guarantees that they have a place among classics of American literature (“So many…” 1). Laura Ingalls Wilder’s form of writing portrays an American family’s interworking in a journey through childhood.
The mid 1800’s was a time of continued physical exploration of the landscape of America, and an era of opportunity for an intimate inspection of the land; areas sometimes found by the traveler with the assistance of Travel Journals and maps. These detailed records, reflected a destination, and also allowed an intellectual travel of the mind. In Margaret Fuller’s, “Summer on the Lake,” and Henry David Thoreau, “Cape Cod,” we experience both their physical, and internal travels, and how each author relates, both physically and mentally, to the natural landscape; the similarities, the differences, and what elucidated each, to seek their journeys. The observed, physical differences of the natural landscapes will be compared, followed by a deeper encounter with Thoreau, as to why, and to whom, his more desolate and dark descriptions of the natural landscape, reached a distinctive, psychological appeal, and how these two views relate to contemporary America.
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher” is what William Wordsworth has preached to us. We all have places that we can feel at home with. For some, it is a trip to the east coast or the Spice Islands. A place where we can be ourselves and not have to worry about anything else that is going on in our lives. My special place is in the Big Horn Mountains where tons of different species of animals roam the cliffs, plains, and forests that are scattered for miles across. In “Tintern Abbey,” William Wordsworth has returned there after five long years away. He brings his younger sister whom he wants to appreciate the beauty just as he does. Wordsworth notices how certain things have changed, but it is still the same place that he came to love. Wordsworth is a Romantic poet. He helped start the Romantic Movement around the end of the eighteenth century. In William Wordsworth poem, “Tintern Abbey,” there are three noticeable romantic elements which are, simplicity of language, expression of intensified feelings, and responses to nature that lead to awareness of self.
It is a serious and quiet event. She sees the boys as "short men" gathering in the living room, not as children having fun. The children seem subdued to us, with "hands in pockets". It is almost as if they are waiting, as the readers are, for something of importance to take place.... ... middle of paper ...
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Robert Frost, like the Romantics of the nineteenth century, believes in the importance of the imagination. Living in a time of invention and advancement, he appreciates the necessity of creativity to human civilization. Imagination offers a change from the dull, monotonous labor of a factory worker or rural farmer. Frost’s poem “Mending Wall” describes the chore of repairing a broken wall. Two neighbors share the work between them, but one “seizes the particular occasion of mendin...